Abstract
The Finnish Lapland is an excellent test area for the wind turbines due to strong winds and heavy icing. Also the need of ice protection is evident, for wind turbines cannot be used in the area at all without such devices which keep the blades free of ice, rime frost or heavy snow. Labco Ice Detection Oy has been working in good cooperation with VTT and Kemijoki Oy to solve this problem technically and economically by developing an ice detector and deicing system. This system detects ice when its thickness is 0,5 mm and melts it so that the blades will stay clean during the ice accretion. The enclosed estimation process indicates that the investment in this system is economically profitable. (author)
Maekinen, J
[1]
- Labko Ice Detection Oy (Finland)
Citation Formats
Maekinen, J.
Ice detection and deicing system improves the economics of a wind turbine in the arctic weather conditions.
Finland: N. p.,
1995.
Web.
Maekinen, J.
Ice detection and deicing system improves the economics of a wind turbine in the arctic weather conditions.
Finland.
Maekinen, J.
1995.
"Ice detection and deicing system improves the economics of a wind turbine in the arctic weather conditions."
Finland.
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title = {Ice detection and deicing system improves the economics of a wind turbine in the arctic weather conditions}
author = {Maekinen, J}
abstractNote = {The Finnish Lapland is an excellent test area for the wind turbines due to strong winds and heavy icing. Also the need of ice protection is evident, for wind turbines cannot be used in the area at all without such devices which keep the blades free of ice, rime frost or heavy snow. Labco Ice Detection Oy has been working in good cooperation with VTT and Kemijoki Oy to solve this problem technically and economically by developing an ice detector and deicing system. This system detects ice when its thickness is 0,5 mm and melts it so that the blades will stay clean during the ice accretion. The enclosed estimation process indicates that the investment in this system is economically profitable. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}
title = {Ice detection and deicing system improves the economics of a wind turbine in the arctic weather conditions}
author = {Maekinen, J}
abstractNote = {The Finnish Lapland is an excellent test area for the wind turbines due to strong winds and heavy icing. Also the need of ice protection is evident, for wind turbines cannot be used in the area at all without such devices which keep the blades free of ice, rime frost or heavy snow. Labco Ice Detection Oy has been working in good cooperation with VTT and Kemijoki Oy to solve this problem technically and economically by developing an ice detector and deicing system. This system detects ice when its thickness is 0,5 mm and melts it so that the blades will stay clean during the ice accretion. The enclosed estimation process indicates that the investment in this system is economically profitable. (author)}
place = {Finland}
year = {1995}
month = {Dec}
}